Hello Everyone,



Well, I've reached the one year point with my blog! I can't believe that time has gone so quickly, and I'd like to thank all of you for reading each week. It's wonderful to know that people are enjoying the blog.



Since I think it will be difficult to continue to come up with multiple events for each week without repeating those I've focused on last year, I will be ending the "Horse in History" blog - but don't worry, there's another blog in the works! I'll be… Continue

Week of August 30th Through September 5th

August 31st, 1955 - Thoroughbred racehorse Swaps faced Nashua in a match race. The race was held at Washington Park. The race was held before a crowd of 35,262 racing fans. Swaps, suffering from a sore foot, lost to Nashua by six and a half lengths. Nashua would go on to be nominated as the 1955 Horse of the…

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Week of August 23rd Through August 29th

 

August 22nd, 1974 - Famous Thoroughbred racehorse Ruffian won the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse. It is said that when a reporter asked Ruffian's groom, Minnor Massey, by what margin she would win the Spinaway Stakes, Massey replied…

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Week of August 16th Through August 22nd

August 16th - The Palio horse race is held annually on August 16th and July 2nd in Siena, Italy. Before the race the horses are blessed and there is a parade through the

center. The horses line up behind a rope and the race begins, with the horses

circling through the city three times. The whole race lasts for about a minute

and a half, and…

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This Week in Horse History - August 9th Through August 15th

August 11th, 1962 - Rebecca Tyler Lockhart, founder of the American Paint Stock Horse Association, recorded the pedigree of the first American Paint Horse. Rebecca acted as secretary for the association, published a newsletter and was responsible for the correspondence of the Association. The first horse registered was the tobiano…

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